Senior Medical Photographer

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Senior Medical Photographer to join their dynamic team. This role involves managing medical photography services, supervising junior staff, and ensuring high-quality outputs for various clinical areas. A qualified candidate should have experience in medical photography, including 3D photography, and excellent communication skills. This fixed-term position is part-time, offering a pro-rata salary range of £46,419 to £55,046 per year.

Qualifications

• Qualified Medical Photographer, ideally Band 5 or Band 6 seeking development.
• Experience in medical photography and 3D photography.
• Portfolio required for application.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily workload to meet service demands.
• Supervise clinical photographers and trainees.
• Coordinate complex photographic or video productions.

Skills

3D photography

Excellent communication skills

Project management

Adobe Photoshop

Medical photography

Independent working

Education

Degree in Medical Illustration / Clinical Photography or a Degree in Photography

PG certificate in Medical Illustration / Clinical Photography

Tools

Adobe Camera Raw

Adobe Premiere

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Senior Medical Photographer

Closing date: 05 January 2026

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Medical Photographer to join our dynamic team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This is a 12‑month fixed‑term position in a busy central London department providing high‑quality photography and videography services across clinical areas, theatres, and studios. Our work supports clinicians in delivering exceptional care and includes strong collaboration with GOSH Arts and GOSH Charity.

What we're looking for

• A qualified Medical Photographer, ideally Band 5 ready for progression or Band 6 seeking development.
• Skilled in 3D photography and all aspects of medical photography, including sensitive areas such as bereavement and non‑accidental injuries.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Proven ability to produce consistent, high‑quality clinical images and creative PR content.
• Applicants must present a portfolio (digital or printed) and complete a short studio‑based photography test.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own workload daily to meet the demands of the service.
• Work closely with the Photographic Manager in supervising clinical photographers and trainees, maintaining the service and performing quality control and performance review.
• Coordinate and organise complex photographic or video productions and public‑relations photography, scheduling staff, patients and accommodation to meet deadlines.
• Ensure safe use, maintenance and storage of valuable digital equipment and photographic resources.
• Maintain appropriate levels of stock to meet the photographic requirements of each individual site.
• Carry out medical photography with ethical practice, using tact and diplomacy to gain patient consent for highly sensitive images.
• Ensure all photography produced within the department is of a professional standard, using correct equipment and lighting techniques to achieve medically and legally valuable images.

About us

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve. We hope to attract applications from under‑represented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever‑more diverse workforce, we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through networks such as REACH, ENABLED, PRIDE and Women’s networks, all sponsored by the Executive Management Team.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Always values
• Degree in Medical Illustration / Clinical Photography or a Degree in Photography together with a PG certificate in Medical Illustration / Clinical Photography
• Accredited registration with the Professional Standards Authority – Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS)

Experience / Knowledge

• Experience of working in a Medical Illustration department or equivalent profession.
• Experience in Clinical Photography and 3D photography.
• Experience in Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Camera Raw Software / Adobe Premiere.
• Competent in the use of Mac/PC computers and Microsoft Office 365.
• Broad understanding of diseases and conditions and how photography is applied to these conditions.

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to organise self and service workload.
• Ability to use initiative and work independently.
• Ability to adhere to strict routine protocols for clinical photography.
• Discrete and maintain confidentiality in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Project management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year pro rata per annum inclusive

Contract & Working Pattern

Fixed term – 12 months (part‑time)

Reference Number

271‑SS‑7638549